PEOPLE in Bradford can find out about other religions with a faith trail around the city.

The Bradford Faith Trail offers a chance to discover a little bit about Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Christian (Roman Catholic and Church of England) faith buildings; about the faiths within them; and how they link into Bradford’s local community culture and faith heritage.

The trail takes in five places of worship. People can visit as many places of worship as you like - each place of worship will be open for set times and you will be shown round by experienced guides.

 

The Faith Trail takes place on the first Saturday of the month from March to October and can be walked on foot in a day. The whole trail starts at 10am at St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church and finishes at 3.45pm at Bradford Cathedral.

It begins at St. Peter’s RC Church at the top of Leeds Road at 10am and works its way down Leeds Road, stopping at the Abu Bakar Masjid, the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple and the Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara, where everybody enjoys a langar (vegetarian lunch). It finishes at around 3.45pm after a tour of Bradford Cathedral and refreshments.

Maggie Myers, director of education and visitors at Bradford Cathedral, said: “It is wonderful to be able to offer a March-October monthly Faith Trail once again, after the disruption of the last few years. The Bradford Faith Trail is a truly unique event and one that we encourage everybody in this area and beyond to experience.

“There are so many faith communities living side by side in this small area of Bradford and the Faith Trail offers the chance to look beyond the doors, to see what is inside, to meet members of the communities, to hear a little of what goes on, to ask questions and to spend a fascinating day with people of all faiths and none."

The Bradford Cathedral Faith Trail returns March to October 2022, starting on Saturday, March 5 at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Leeds Road, at 10am.

The Faith Trail is free but booking is essential. Please contact education@bradfordcathedral.org to reserve your place.

If you would like to attend the Bradford Faith Trail on behalf of your publication or website, either in March or on a future date, please contact Maggie Myers on education@bradfordcathedral.org.